Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Arkansas Is A New Home to Theatrical Releases Of Classic Films

The good people in Arkansas don't know how lucky they are. Movie theaters across the state are being treated to a host of classic films on the big screen. Not too long ago, only New York and California were home to consistent classic movie revivals. Today, more and more states across the U.S.A. are running classic films on the silver screen. Better still, the films are being run on a regular basis and not just in conjunction with a holiday or film festival.

Jaws (1975), The Maltese Falcon (1941), and Spartacus (1960) are getting the theatrical release treatment in Arkansas this month. Check out the full story at ArkansasOnline.com.

Any and all classic films are awesome to view on the big screen, but Spartacus is the one I would wish to see the most. The Stanley Kubrick classic is a wonder of art direction and cinematography Widescreen Blu-ray does not do it justice.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Malcolm McDowell Celebrates the 44th Anniversary of A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange remains one of the most influential of all subversive science-fiction films ever made. On this date in 1972, A Clockwork Orange was given a wide release across theaters, and audiences were stunned at Stanley Kubrick's brutal cinema masterpiece.

Star Malcolm McDowell reminisces about the film in the entertainment section of the New York Daily News. Some points McDowell makes in the article include:

  • The drugs and gang-filled dystopian future of the movie seems is becoming a reality.
  • Novelist Anthony Burgess deserves far more credit as A Clockwork Orange's driving creative genius than his is given.
  • McDowell is happy to move onto more comedic roles.

More comedic roles? Yes, McDowell is being featured in an Amazon-produced comedy series but his next movie slated for release is the ultra-violent 31, a horror film directed by Rob Zombie.


                (Extended early 1970's interview with McDowell discussing A Clockwork Orange)

Check out the full article at the New York Daily News site.